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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1929-1930

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LOB, n. The coalfish, Gadus virens. Obs. in Eng.Hebr. a.1930 N. Munro Looker-on (1933) 89:
Women wade in the pools mid-way, spearing flounders; others search for lob or cockle.

[Prob. of the same orig. as lob, s.v. Lab, n.]

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